SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos Switch Physical Releases Announced

Real shame it's Limited Run doing US distribution. Hopefully they don't release a cool collector's edition that tempts me to buy from them again

Well... I'm glad I didn't buy the digital yet!
Looking forward to owning a physical copy that won't cost me triple-digits 😅

@IceClimbersMain It says right in the embedded tweet there will be standard, collector's and deluxe.

Love that they are using original artwork but I will stick with my xbox copy for the physical.

Well now I'm both insulted, and confused. Normally, if something ends up going to the 2nd worst division in Embracer it at least goes to their cooler younger cousin for Europe if it goes to Europe at all. Then again, part of the reason said cooler cousin is so much better than Louis Rumbling Gators is because they don't spread themselves across 52 different projects in a year, and then only focus on the games that have no business being Limited in the first place. Clear River is an actual international localizer and distributor, and right now they probably have their hands full doing all of City Connection's international releases (I will never not be upset they wasted money on Randy and Eidos with City Connection would have made SO much more sense, and would have strengthened the house of cards rather than bowling it over.)

My autistic hyper-fixations aside, I wonder if the reason we didn't get the normal LRG song and dance at the same time as Pix N Love is because this will be one of the few Limited Run releases that isn't guaranteed to be a massive headache; otherwise known as a Distribution only title. The new Rugrats game is one of those, and it has a street date at Best Buy.

LIKE GOD INTENDED.

I mean, it's just SVC2, so it's not THAT big a deal, but a wins a win if it means SNK getting bigger. They're like the one part of the Oil Barons' "Sports washing" scheme where the money seems to majority go back into development, instead of, you know, human rights violations for the amusement of the ultra wealthy.

@EVIL-C Yes, but that's Pix'n Love for the EU (unless I'm missing something). There's a chance they just do a regular release for the US through Limited Run but if it's like the KOFXIII rerelease there'll probably be a small deluxe edition

Noiiiiice! Gimme gimme gimme.

I'll probably just spring for the standard unless one of the other variants includes a CD and/or Steelbook without an absurd mark-up.

Definitely will get the physical edition once it release. A shame it's through LRG but oh well there's no other alternatives out there that isn't scummy as all of them are just like LRG anyways.

My enthusiasm went from the ceiling all the way to the floor in less than a second. Guess I'll settle for the digital version, then.

I don't get the Limited Run hate. It's been a long time since I've had a hard time getting anything from their catalog, and you get a lot of physical games that might never have existed if not for them.

Yay, a physical edition! Boo, it's Limited Run again.

@Pak-Man You know, some folks gotta fall in line with the popular sentiment. Like a real gamer!

Capcom getting all crazy with the vs games, what are the chances we’ll see tatsunoko getting a turn. I’d love to play that one again.

@Pak-Man : I've had an item get lost in the mail twice and they upgraded my third copy to one of the more expensive editions. While I don't like waiting for items to be sent out months after they're purportedly on hand, I suspect that it boils down to them being swamped.

And prior to that, I was also given a premium edition of something for which I had only ordered the standard edition, though I had no idea whether or not this was a mistake on their end or a random act of goodwill (I was certainly baffled when such a large box was dropped off!). Either way, I suspect that it would have been too expensive to send back. I still haven't opened it after over a year as I don't know how to feel about it (plus I don't want such a large box for such a small game, so I'm tempted to sell it).

Censorship bad, I guess they listened to the backlash

Kind of suck europe get the censored version of the art cover, I hope the japanese version isn't censored. Mai isn't censored but they (either capcom or snk, my guess it's from capcom) still cropping athena out of full picture.

Pix N Love is just as bad as LRG. Many people who preordered the NGPC games back in 2022 have yet to receive their copies.

Yes definitely and that Pix n Love makes it too.

@PKDuckman Just as bad is a stretch. Their limited releases don't sell out as fast

@Overzeal Long live Mai's pai pai!!!!

Some Pix N Love releases are distributed across a range of online retailers. I'd imagine this one will too, for anyone who dislikes ordering direct from them. It's still pretty easy to pick up a copy of KOF XIII at a reasonable price from a bunch of places.

I’ll refresh the play asia site on the 25th to see i can cop it from there so i don’t have to wait a year to get my physical copy. I’ll be fine in the meantime since i have it on the steam deck

I don't have a problem with LRG in practice but waiting that long might take away from some of the online matches happening (maybe not?). Still undecided

@Pak-Man Getting stuff isn't the issue, it's waiting upwards of a year that' is one valid criticism.
Also, multi-billion dollar publishers shouldn't be using a company founded on getting indie games to retail. Some of their other products are also not as advertised (3DO copies of "D", Scott Pilgrim) , plus being partnered with Embracer Group is not good.

@LadyCharlie That's very dishonest. There are multiple, fair, legitimate reasons to criticize LRG. You either don't care, or choose to keep your head in the sand. The long wait times, the increasing reliance on established IPs from MB$ publishers, using low-quality CD-Rs for 3DO games, Scott Pilgrim requiring an online check, oh and they're also owned by Embracer Group, the literal worst gaming company in the industry.

At this point, after all this, you're a tool of LRG. 🤷‍♂️

@EVIL-C Long wait times is no different than pre-ordering a game at retail when it's first announced.
Plus the shipping times have gotten way better since late last year.

I didn't buy any 3DO games from them, so I can't speak on that. But every Switch game I've ordered from them has been great.

LRG? Hard pass....

@Pak-Man LRG always delays their games. That's why I hate them. Plumber Don't Wear Ties: Definitive Edition, Clock Tower Rewind...

@wiiware
Athena isn't really cropped out though? You can still see her in her bikini unless my eyes fool me.

I often jump at Pix'N Love's limited editions when they're in the fighting game genre. But as someone who used to own an AES copy of SVC Chaos, it is a borderline "kusoge". A janky, unbalanced mess with a great roster.

@steely_pete The artwork is different in western (left side) and japan (right side), I guess the nintendo switch cover is using a mix of the western and japanese version of the artwork. I'm talking about the cover art, not for the game itself.

@LadyCharlie

1. Lol, no. If Nintendo for example announces the release date of "Game X" as "February 21st", that usually means both digital and physical will be available the same day. Sometimes physical is delayed, like with Pikmin 1 + 2, but this isn't the norm.
A digital release, with some LRG release 8+ months later, is not the same at all. The Tomb Raider collection is another example. I could've played it months ago, but having to wait on the weird/stupid, LRG/standard retail hybrid release is ridiculous. Another 7 months... 🤦‍♂️ At least it went to standard retail.

2. So it took them 10 years to reduce their shipping. slow clap 👏 You know how shipping could be reduced further? By just releasing a standard physical edition (like many Asian market releases), so I can get the benefit of free delivery. At least with the multi-billion dollar publishers, they can afford it.

3. My first few Switch games were all fine, I never said they weren't (and you'd know this if you engaged in good faith with the critics)... until Scott Pilgrim. That's when I knew LRG was not on the level.
You don't need to have experienced it (3DO issue) directly. It was widely reported. LRG immediately acknowledged it admitted they f-ed up, and that they hadn't disclosed what their release plan was. LRG literally were hoping no one would notice. That's plain-faced deceitful business practice. Either you're calling all those customers liars, or you're defending dishonest business dealings; that's exactly what a tool of something would do, as I was pointing out.

Since you've given zero pause to any of the legit criticisms of LRG, and are still shaming those of us who continue to bring awareness to the ongoing issues with this company and their practices, it's fair game to offer an impression of you; "SQUAK! 🦜 LRG PERFECT! LRG ALWAYS RIGHT! SQUAK!" 🦜